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Stats highlights from the first day of the Test between India and England in Chennai

ESPNcricinfo stats team05-Feb-20217 Centuries for Joe Root in the last 15 innings when he has scored a fifty. Excluding the one against West Indies at Old Trafford in 2018, when he remained unbeaten on 68, his conversion rate to hundreds is 50%. Out of the 54 times he had made a fifty before that, Root had hit 13 centuries, a conversion rate of 25% (excluding two unbeaten fifties). Among batsmen who have hit at least 10 fifty-plus scores since September 2018, no batsman has had a better conversion rate than Root. Kane Williamson (six hundreds out of 12) and Henry Nicholls (five hundreds out of 10) are the other batsmen to convert 50% their fifties to centuries in that period.7 Successive Tests in India in which Root has got at least one fifty-plus score. Javed Miandad is the only batsman who had a better run (8). Alvin Kallicharan and VVS Laxman are the other batsmen with seven fifties in seven Tests in India.ESPNcricinfo Ltd8 Batsmen including Root who have hit a century in three consecutive Test matches in Asia. Hashim Amla was the last batsman to do so; he had scores of 253* in the Nagpur Test in 2010, then 114 and 123* in Kolkata in the next Test, and 80 and 118* against Pakistan in Dubai in the first Test of his next tour to Asia. Ken Barrington is the only other England batsman among the eight.9 Batsmen who have hit a century in their 100th Test. Root is the third England batsman to do so after Colin Cowdrey and Alec Stewart. Ricky Ponting is the only one to hit two hundreds in his 100th Test.ESPNcricinfo Ltd2012 The last time a visiting team in India put on a 200-run partnership. Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott had added 208 runs for the fourth wicket in the third innings of the Nagpur Test. The last 200-plus stand in the first innings of a Test in India by an away team was in 2010, when Amla and Alviro Petersen added 209 runs for the third wicket in Kolkata. Dom Sibley and Root recorded only the 14th instance of a visiting team putting on a 200-run partnership in the first innings of a Test in India.17 Tests played by Jasprit Bumrah before his first one at home. Excluding Pakistan players who debuted in the mid-2000s and had to play their ‘home’ Tests at neutral venues in the UAE, this is the longest any player has gone before playing his first Test at home. West Indies’ Daren Ganga also played 17 Test matches before playing his first home Test match.ESPNcricinfo Ltd3.87 The combined economy rate of Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar – India’s fourth and fifth bowling options – in this innings so far. Between them the two bowlers bowled 32 overs and conceded 20 out of the 30 boundaries hit in the day. The other bowlers – Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and R Ashwin – returned a combined economy rate of 2.34 from 57.3 overs.

Manchester City have now reportedly opened talks to sign a teenage gem ahead of both Chelsea and Arsenal in 2026.

Man City obsessed with signing Yan Diomande

It’s all slowly coming together for Pep Guardiola and Man City again, with just two points separating themselves and Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The Citizens sent an impressive statement in midweek, almost a warning shot to Arsenal, when they came from behind to defeat Spanish giants Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. It was a professional, clinical victory and the type that Pep Guardiola’s side will be hoping to carry over against Crystal Palace this weekend.

That said, Guardiola – ever the perfectionist – will be well aware that Man City still have new levels to reach in this new chapter of his iconic tenure and that could see the Citizens turn towards the transfer window.

According to recent reports, Man City have become obsessed with signing Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig in a move that would complete a deadly front three alongside Erling Haaland and Jeremie Doku.

That spot is arguably the one that is most up for grabs, with Savinho struggling to find last season’s form and Rayan Cherki’s game out of possession yet to reach the levels needed to play every week under Guardiola.

Diomande has enjoyed an excellent breakout campaign in Germany, but he’s not the only young player on Man City’s radar. Those at the Etihad are also reportedly targeting a move to sign 17-year-old talent Oskar Pietuszewski.

Man City open talks to sign Pietuszewski

As reported by TeamTalk, Man City have now opened talks to sign Pietuszewski and are leading the race to sign the Polish teenager ahead of both Arsenal and Chelsea.

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At just 17 years old, the Jagiellonia winger will reportedly cost interested parties as much as €15 million (£13m) if they decide to make their move in 2026. With scouts from Barcelona, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and others all keeping tabs on Pietuszewski, it’s easy to see why his price tag has been set at such a rate.

After becoming a record-breaker for Poland’s U21 side, scout Jacek Kulig dubbed Pietuszewski a “truly special talent” in impressive praise for the teenager.

The winger has the world at his feet and could yet join up with one of the greatest managers to ever grace the game in Guardiola to take his potential to a whole new level in the process.

"Top-level" £35m maestro with shades of Yaya now a priority Man City target

One Rangers player who Danny Rohl does not rate could be on his way out of Ibrox amid interest from the Championship, according to recent reports.

Rohl praises "fantastic" Rangers reaction

After back-to-back draw against Falkirk and Dundee United, Rangers couldn’t afford to drop points again in the Scottish Premiership. They’ve been much improved since Rohl’s arrival, but another day without victory would have sparked all too familiar concerns around Glasgow.

The German and his Rangers team bounced back from those draws in style against Kilmarnock, however. With a brace from Bojan Miovski to accompany Mikey Moore’s effort, the Gers sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory.

Rohl shared his delight at full-time, but also urged Rangers to “develop” their “game management” – telling reporters: “From the first minute tonight, I knew the fans were behind the team. We have to do this together.

“I think looking back through the whole week, It was a good performance on Wednesday from Bojan Miovski. I’m glad Mikey [Moore] is back but in general, it was a whole team performance.

“We have to develop our game management, but tonight it was a fantastic reaction and now we have five wins in seven so this is a good step forward. We have to continue, everyone wants to win against us or take something from us. This is a tough league so we have to put the work in.”

It would be a good time for those at Ibrox to hit top form, given how frantic the festive period is and with the January transfer window now less than a month away from swinging open.

The winter window represents the first chance for Rohl to stamp his mark on his side and rumours have already claimed that he’s after a clinical striker.

Arrivals are unlikely to come without departures, though, and Kieran Dowell is among those who could reportedly be heading for the Ibrox exit door.

Hull City keen to sign Kieran Dowell

According to Alan Nixon on his Patreon, Hull City are now keen to sign Dowell in the January transfer window. The midfielder is yet to feature under Rohl, who quite clearly doesn’t rate him, and now looks destined to leave on loan in just under a month.

It’s been the story of Dowell’s Rangers career, but he must get his move in the January window.

The 28-year-old was offered some hope when Russell Martin arrived instantly jumped to his defence by saying: “And by the way he tries really, really every day, trains like an absolute beast, which I don’t think some people have come to this club and been bought for a lot of money, and I don’t think they have done that.”

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Any hope of a Rangers revival has now evaporated, however, with Rohl seemingly ready to bid farewell to the midfield flop who has struggled since arriving in 2023.

Rangers prioritising move to sign "strong" 6ft 4 box-crasher after scouting mission

Arsenal have made a blistering start to this season, and the theme of their success continues to be squad depth.

On Wednesday night, it was substitutes that made all the difference, as the Gunners beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the Champions League.

Riccardo Calafiori set up Noni Madueke to score the go-ahead goal, before Gabriel Martinelli raced around Manuel Neuer to stroke home the clincher soon after, all three doing so off the bench.

In recent seasons, most notably last year, Arsenal’s title hopes have been derailed by injuries, simply not possession-requisite deputies, in terms of quality, quantity and sometimes both, to cope with key absentees.

Well, this time round, numerous key figures have been or are currently still sidelined, and this has not hampered the Gunners one bit, so do Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta now have their eyes set on further new recruits in January?

Arsenal target a new attacker

Those who thought Mikel Merino up front had been confined to the past were very much mistaken, the Spaniard forced back into the emergency centre-forward role because, well, in recent weeks there haven’t been any other options.

Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyökeres remain sidelined, Martin Ødegaard, Madueke and Martinelli have all made their returns this week, but Leandro Trossard is a doubt for Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge after suffering a knock against Bayern, the severity of which is not yet known.

So, could Arteta request the arrival of a new attacker in January?

Well, according to reports in Spain, Arsenal are interested in signing Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund, with Manchester United also in the race to secure his signature.

They add that die Schwarzgelben value the German international at £75m, but could be under pressure to sell, considering that his contract expires in 2027, hence why there is ‘intensifying’ interest from the two Premier League giants.

So, could he become the 13th German to feature for Arsenal, following in the footsteps of Jens Lehmann, Per Mertesacker, Mesut Özil, Bernd Leno, Lukas Podolski and others?

What Karim Adeyemi​​​​​​​ would bring to Arsenal

After beginning his senior career at RB Salzburg, Adeyemi joined Dortmund in the summer of 2022 for €38m (around £33m), scoring 31 goals and registering 22 assists for the club to date.

Analyst Ben Mattinson praises his “electric pace” and labels him a “transitional monster”, which is possibly best demonstrated by this goal he scored in the Champions League against Graham Potter’s Chelsea at the Westfalenstadion​​​​​​​.

Meantime, according to the Bundesliga, he is one of the fastest players in the division’s history, reaching a top speed of 22.77 miles per hour, which would result in an £80 fine if he ran that fast up Holloway Road parallel to the Emirates.

He is very much a key player at Dortmund, as the table below documents.

Adeyemi 2025/26 stats

Stats

Adeyemi

Dortmund rank

Goals

5

2nd

Assists

3

2nd

Shots

31

2nd

Key passes

12

3rd

Shot-creating actions

39

2nd

Goal-creating actions

7

2nd

Big chances created

4

2nd

Attempted take-ons

54

1st

Successful take-ons

24

1st

Progressive carries

35

1st

Top speed

32.2 km/h

1st

Touches in box

65

1st

Average rating

7.31

2nd

Stats via FBref & SofaScore

The table underlines Adeyemi’s importance to Dortmund.

Only Serhou Guirassy has scored more goals, with wing-back Julian Ryerson the only player boasting better creative numbers, but Adeyemi is currently combining the two.

The attacker also leads the way at die Schwarzgelben for all the dribbling statistics as well as top speed, registering the most touches of any Dortmund player in the opposition penalty area.

This emphasises how he is currently able to combine all the things that make both Madueke and Bukayo Saka elite – the two players noted as among the five most stylistically and statistically similar players to Adeyemi among those in their position across Europe’s top five leagues, as per FBref.

Madueke is a direct dribbler who is a major goal-threat, underlined by the fact that he ranked third in the Premier League last season for progressive carries and fifth when it came to touches in the attacking penalty box.

Saka meantime is the creator in chief, registering more shot-creating actions and big chances created than any other Arsenal player so far this season, despite a spell on the sidelines due to injury.

Well, right now, Adeyemi is able to combine all of these qualities into one, seemingly fulfilling his full potential at the age of 23, suggesting he would be an excellent addition to Arteta’s team and could be the man to fire them to that elusive first Premier League title since 2002.

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After having a winter to sit and stew over criticism of the New York Yankees made by a couple of Los Angeles Dodgers players, namely relief pitcher Joe Kelly and outfielder Chris Taylor, in the aftermath of the latter club's World Series win, Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday told reporters he hopes his club acts with "more class" than Los Angeles did should they ultimately win a championship in 2025.

"The reality is we didn't play our best in the series and they won, so they had that right to say whatever," Boone said. "Hopefully, we're in that position next year and handle things with a little more class.

"But the reality is it's a great team, it's a great organization with a lot of great people that I happen to know and respect, too. So a few people sounding off isn't necessarily how I would want to draw it up."

On the strength of a walk-off grand slam off the bat of first baseman Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers won Game 1 of the World Series over the Yankees, then, buoyed by superb pitching, both starting and in relief, and more muscle from Freeman, jumped out to a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

In Game 5, New York, with its back against the wall, jumped out to a 5-0 lead in an energized Yankee Stadium, seemingly poised to take the a big step towards a historic comeback. But the wheels fell off in the fifth inning, in which the Yankees made two errors and a mental mistake in a defensive meltdown, which allowed the Dodgers to plate five runs, all with two outs.

Los Angeles eventually won the game and with it, the World Series title. After the Dodgers' triumph, a report emerged stating that the Los Angeles's plan against the Yankees, whom they viewed as a club of "talent over fundamentals" was to put the ball in play and "make them execute."

Shortly after that, Kelly, during an episode of the podcast, said that New York started "kicking the ball around and playing Yankee defense" in the disastrous fifth inning. Kelly later doubled down, saying the World Series vs. the Yankees was a "mismatch from the get-go." Kelly's teammate Taylor, on an episode of Mookie Betts's podcast, added to the criticisms, saying the Yankees "s— down their leg."

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman in November told reporters that Kelly's comments seemed "personal,” and said that they were not reflective of the feelings of the whole Dodgers organization. But Boone, during an appearance WFAN Sports Radio, seemed to take a little dig at the stature of the Dodgers players making criticisms.

Boone, when asked on Tuesday, said he felt the Yankees players took the Dodgers' comments personally.

"Probably a little bit," Boone said. "You don't like hearing that."

تحدث لويس دي لافوينتي، المدير الفني لمنتخب إسبانيا الأول لكرة القدم، عن أسباب اختيار لامين يامال، نجم فريق برشلونة للقائمة واستبعاد نيكو ويليامز.

ونشب خلاف حاد بين الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم ونادي برشلونة بسبب إجراء لامين يامال لعملية تخص منطقة العانة وهي مصدر إصابة اللاعب بدون إخطار سابق للجهاز الطبي لمنتخب لا روخا، (لمزيد من التفاصيل اضغط هنا).

وقال دي لافوينتي، في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “آس”: “اختيار لامين للقائمة؟ أختار تشكيلتي بناءً على أداء اللاعب في المباريات السابقة، لقد استدعيته بعد أن لعب 90 دقيقة في آخر 3 مباريات، مما يدل على أنه كان في حالة بدنية ممتازة”.

وأكمل: “نعطي دائمًا الأولوية لصحة اللاعبين ولكن هناك أيضًا بروتوكول يتضمن فحص اللاعب عند وصوله إلى معسكر التدريب، وفي حال وجود أي أعراض يعود إلى منزله وقد حدث هذا عدة مرات من قبل”.

وأضاف: “الوضع مختلف مع نيكو، لم يشارك نيكو في دوري أبطال أوروبا يوم الأربعاء، ولديه سلسلة من الإصابات طويلة، تحدثنا مع الطاقم الطبي لجميع الأندية، ونعلم أن حالته ليست على ما يرام، إذا رأى النادي أنه بحاجة إليه يوم الأحد (ضد ريال أوفييدو)، فلهم الحق في ذلك فهو لاعبهم ولكن عندما أصدرنا قائمة الفريق، علمنا أن نيكو لم يكن متاحًا”.

وأتم: “حديثي مع لامين؟ تحدثت معه أمس وكنا معًا طوال فترة ما بعد الظهر وحتى المساء، أراد البقاء فهو مخلص تمامًا للمنتخب الوطني، نتواصل باستمرار مع اللاعبين خاصةً عندما يكونون مصابين، حاولت طمأنته لأنه كان قلقًا فهو صغير السن جدًا، هذه الرياضة محفوفة بالمخاطر للغاية”.

وأتم: “الوضع مع برشلونة؟ لا يوجد تضارب مصالح، لكل منا مصالحه الخاصة، وهذا أمر يجب أن نفهمه وجميعها تؤدي إلى نفس الهدف، الجميع يتمنى أن يخوض موسمًا جيدًا، علينا أن نفهم ذلك، نضع صحة اللاعبين في المقام الأول ولكن كما يلعبون لأنديتهم عليهم أن يلعبوا للمنتخب الوطني، لا أعرف أي لاعب لا يرغب في الانضمام للمنتخب بل على العكس، يغضبون عندما لا يكونون هناك وكما أحترم قرارات برشلونة، أطلب احترام قراراتي”.

Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has praised the club for improving the character of the squad, emphasising the importance of all the players pulling in the same direction. Head coach Ruben Amorim has spoken many times of the need to improve the culture at the club and in his year in charge at Old Trafford he has taken high-quality players who he felt did not have the right attitude.

• Amorim places a big emphasis on characters in Man Utd squad

  The Portuguese cast Marcus Rashford aside from the squad less than a month after taking charge and then sanctioned his loan move to Aston Villa and then Barcelona. He also took a hard line against Alejandro Garnacho, dropping him for last season's derby at Manchester City along with Rashford and later telling the forward he had to leave the club after lashing out against the decision to leave him out of the starting line-up for the Europa League final. 

  Rashford, Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony were all kept apart from the first team squad over the summer while the club worked on their sales. Yoro did not mention any names but he said he felt the club were doing the right thing to prioritise having the right characters around.

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  Man Utd cannot build something with 'bad energy'

  Yoro told reporters: "The character is really important, for the atmosphere of the team also. I think the club is doing well with this, to take only people who can bring good things to the team. We don't want any bad things in the team. It's really important for us. So, like you said, try to be focused on the team. Don't do any drama. Just speak with everyone, have a good relation. This is the best, I think, for the team. We cannot build something with bad energy or bad atmosphere or bad characters. I think the club is doing well with this."

• Yoro claims his mother lied about Kravitz name story

  Yoro also surprisingly revealed that his mother was not being truthful when she claimed in a previous interview that the defender was named after American rock star Lenny Kravitz. "No, that's not true," he said. "She wanted something for the media. She liked Lenny Kravitz, but she didn't take his name. No, it's just storytelling for the media."

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  United on revenge mission against Tottenham

  United visit Tottenham on Saturday in the first meeting between the two clubs since the Europa League final, which Spurs won to secure passage to the Champions League final and leave the Red Devils with no European football for the first time in 11 years. Yoro admitted the 1-0 defeat in Bilbao was hard to swallow but he said the team had gotten over it and are in a better place now.

  "Yes, it was important for us for Champions Leagut but now we cannot change nothing," he said. "We have one game a week now, so I think it helped us a little bit to work more on the things that were not good last year. We have more time to work now, but of course everyone wants to play Champions League, so this final is important for us, so this year we need to do better.

  "We are the same team, so I'm not going to say we're a better team, but we can see with the results that there are some things we do better. Of course we had some new players, and they give everything they have to help us to be better also. We're the same team, but with a different spirit sometimes, I think, and with more time to work."

The tour kicks off their quest to qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup for the first time in their history

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Zimbabwe will begin their quest to qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup for the first time in their history when they tour New Zealand for a white-ball series in February-March 2026.The three ODIs on the tour, scheduled for March 5, 8 and 11 in Dunedin, will be Zimbabwe’s debut in the ICC Women’s Championship, the primary pathway for World Cup qualification. Zimbabwe’s inclusion has expanded the Women’s Championship from 10 to 11 teams. The 2025-29 cycle, the fourth edition of the competition, will determine qualification for the 2029 World Cup.During the 2025-29 cycle, Zimbabwe are scheduled to play four three-match ODI series at home – against South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Ireland – and four overseas – in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, apart from the one in New Zealand.Related

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This will be the first time Zimbabwe face New Zealand in Women’s ODIs. Zimbabwe have played ODIs against six teams so far, of whom three – Bangladesh, Ireland and Pakistan – are Full Members.Before the three ODIs, Zimbabwe will also face New Zealand in three T20Is on February 25, February 27 and March 1 in Hamilton. These matches will also be Zimbabwe’s first against New Zealand in Women’s T20Is.”It is a proud and exciting moment for us as Zimbabwe Women prepare to compete at the highest level of the global game,” Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) managing director Givemore Makoni said. “This is not only a testament to how far our women’s cricket has come, but also a strong endorsement of our vision and investment in developing the women’s game.”With Zimbabwe’s inclusion, the Women’s Championship features 11 of the 12 Full Members of the ICC, with one notable exception in Afghanistan – whose fledgling women’s cricket program was cut short when the Taliban took control of the country’s administration in August 2021.

Liverpool are flying in the Premier League, and Arne Slot will be satisfied with the 12 points claimed from as many available during this early stage of the season.

But each time the Reds have come close to sharing the spoils, with the midweek Champions League victory, Virgil van Dijk thumping home in the dying embers, ensuring Liverpool have left it late to win their fifth match in a row.

Bournemouth

Federico Chiesa

88′

Newcastle

Rio Ngumoha

90’+10

Arsenal

Dominik Szoboszlai

83′

Burnley

Mohamed Salah

90’+5

Atletico Madrid

Virgil van Dijk

90’+2

Unsustainable? Sure. Although, more importantly, this is the sign of a winning unit, one still acclimatising to a new wave of quality.

Alexander Isak made his debut for the club on Wednesday evening, having joined from Newcastle United for a British record £125m fee on deadline day. Will he reprise his starting berth against David Moyes’ Everton, or should fellow new recruit Hugo Ekitike get the nod?

Who Liverpool should start up front against Everton

It’s the Merseyside derby, and the chances are that Liverpool will face another stern test as they continue to click into gear and push for a second successive Premier League title.

Slot was quizzed on whether Isak or Ekitike would play up top against the Toffees, and his answer was unsurprisingly elusive.

However, it’s rather comforting to know that, throw Cody Gakpo into the mix too, and Liverpool have an abundance of quality ready to shift and change as the manager demands.

This is a team capable of competing for all the major honours this term, to be sure.

However, the tale of Liverpool’s tape has indeed been one of late-stage drama, and Slot might actually be forced to turn to another forward on Saturday afternoon, one who might be required to channel his inner Divock Origi, who loved a derby for the Reds.

Liverpool's new Divock Origi

Origi is perhaps the definitive cult hero of modern times for Liverpool, a player who never managed to nail down a starting berth with any regularity but popped up with big goals on numerous occasions.

Across his Liverpool career, the Belgian striker scored 41 goals and supplied 17 more across 175 matches, notably scoring the wrap-it-up goal in the Champions League final as the Anfield side downed Tottenham Hotspur.

And how he loved to play Everton, notching six goals against the Blues. In fact, his haul of six goals against Liverpool’s rivals is double a host of teams who sit second in his personal scoring chart.

And Federico Chiesa could now step up as Slot’s own version of the 30-year-old, with the Italian having enjoyed something of an early Liverpool rebirth himself so far this season (Origi was loaned out to Wolfsburg after a slow start to his career in England).

Chiesa was Liverpool’s sole summer signing one year ago, and injuries limited him to a bit-part role. However, he has already raised the bar this year, netting the winner as Liverpool beat Bournemouth in their opening Premier League match of the season.

Hailed as a “wizard” for his remarkable performances in his homeland by broadcaster Roger Bennett, Chiesa has rekindled the fire in his belly and looks set to contribute toward the club’s efforts this season.

All eyes will be on Isak for the Merseyside derby, should the record-breaking striker indeed start from the opening. If not him, it’s bound to be Ekitike at number nine.

But Liverpool’s proclivity, their need, for late goals and the nature of this fixture against Everton suggest that it may once again go down to the wire, and if that is the case, Chiesa’s skills might be needed.

He’s already come up trumps once for Slot’s side this season, and now the dynamic attacker may be called upon again, channelling his inner Origi to perhaps strike late and ensure Liverpool’s flawless start continues.

Would such an outcome really be that surprising at this point?

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يرى النجم الأيرلندي السابق، توني كاسكارينو، أن مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر يونايتد في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز تمثل الفرصة الأخيرة للمصري محمد صلاح.

ويستضيف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة ليفربول مع مانشستر يونايتد في الجولة الثامنة من الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.

ويمر ليفربول بفترة سيئة مؤخرًا بعدما تعرض لثلاث هزائم متتالية، على يد كريستال بالاس، جالطة سراي وتشيلسي.

من جهة أخرى، يتعرض محمد صلاح للكثير من الانتقادات بسبب تراجع مستواه منذ بداية الموسم وحتى الآن، حيث لم يسجل إلا هدفين في الدوري الإنجليزي، أحدهما من ضربة جزاء.

وقال توني كاسكارينو، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “rousingthekop” الإنجليزية: “ستكون هناك بعض علامات الاستفهام حول تشكيلة سلوت، أعتقد أن هذه هي الفرصة الأخيرة لـ محمد صلاح، لا أعتقد أنه يستطيع تحمل أداء ضعيف آخر”.

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وأضاف: “لقد سجل صلاح هدفين مع منتخب مصر أمام جيبوتي، هذا سيمنح دفعة معنوية كبيرة لـ ليفربول، أنا متأكد من أن سلوت سيكون سعيدًا بتسجيله هدفين في مباراة تصفيات كأس العالم”.

وواصل: “لكنه يعلم أنه يجب عليه تقديم أداء جيد، عليه أن يلعب بشكل جيد في هذه المباراة وأن يُحدث فرقًا كبيرًا، لأن محمد صلاح كان لاعبًا استثنائيًا مع ليفربول ورفع مستوى الفريق إلى مستويات عالية جدًا”.

وأردف كاسكارينو في تصريحاته: “محمد صلاح لم يقدم أداءً يُذكر بالنسبة لي، في الوقت الحالي أو في بداية هذا الموسم”.

وشدد: “ليفربول لم يحقق نتائج جيدة، أعتقد أن هناك قرارات مصيرية يجب اتخاذها، على سلوت اختيار التشكيلة المثالية التي يراها الأنسب له لأن هذا لم يحدث”.

واختتم: “على سلوت اللعب بـ إيزاك أساسيًا لأنه خاض مباريات عديدة، وبالنظر إلى مستواه أمام تشيلسي، يبدو أفضل بكثير مما كان عليه، يمكننا الحكم على إيزاك من الآن فصاعدًا”.